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The Herald Tribune is reporting tonight that artist Mary GrandPre, who provided illustrations and cover art for the US editions of the Harry Potter novels from Scholastic, will “draw 25 original sketches of characters from the series to benefit Forty Carrots Family Center’s Capital Campaign.”

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Reservations for the sketches, in black and white or color, will be
taken during this weekend’s Masters Art Festival at Payne Park in
Sarasota. The sketches will be priced at $1,000 for black and white,
$2,000 for color in a 9×12-inch size.

For more information call 365-7716.

87 Responses to New Harry Potter Character Sketches Due From Mary GrandPre

VeganMudblood says: Awesome! I love her artwork. :)The Sorting Hat says: Excellent artwork!
So close to first...chuckaw says: Squeeeeee...this is awesome!!!!AccioKrum says: I hope they somehow make these illustrations available for anyone - maybe in a calendar or something. stevenk12468 says: I wish I had the money to get one! :(
I hope they make them available too. Maybe if enough people complain, they will? LOLcheeserpleaser says: It is fantastic that she has created these works for such a good cause. It must have taken a lot of effort on her part to create all of this art.
Needless to say, I do hope that we are able to view at least some of what she did. I certainly do enjoy the art she has conceived for the series.JeffHpFan says: I want to see them! I LOVE her workErinM says: I hope there will be a way that we can see them! gryffindor_ladybug says: Oh wow, I think her art is fantastic! I hope they'll make them available to the general public. . . maybe a postcard book? Just like JKR made Beedle public in an accessible way. . . :Dphantomdave79 says: I hope we can see pictures!
hermyone08 says: Very cool... I love Mary GrandPre's artwork! :)PaintTheSky says: hm the prices really aren't that bad considering who they're coming from. She really has a knack for pastels, they're not very easy to use.shannonbananen says: Oooh, yay! I'm so looking forward to this!10thweasley says: I wish I could go see them! I'm only like 6 hrs away, but my dad won't let me go :Pleakylally says: At times like this I wish I have money....
HPNAIV says: I would totally get one ... if I had the money.levi-OH-sa not levio-SA says: that is sooooo coolBeAchL0veEr05 says: Ahh! That's so cool! :Dcarmenriots says: ooooh, i don't think i'll be able to find $2000 in the couchGobbledygook says: yay! I love her artwork.Sidish_black6 says: Great . . :) i'm buyin 1
in my dreamBradyboy says: Thats a badass cover right there. cedriclove94 says: awww i wish she did the english/australian versions of the books!wandmastercalum says: Man I wish I had money like that!!!McGiggles92 says: cool, she is such a great artistAvelina_Went says: So cool! I hope they make them available somehow, so we at least get to see them.Fleur-de- Lily says: Awesome art work!
ele0206 says: Hope someone posts the pics!! Lillylove says: How fabulous! I like AccioKrum's thought about a calendar or something with this new art. The proceeds of those sales could also go to the FCFCCC.mugglemom4 says: A calender someday would be a great idea. Bella1951 says: Oh, I wish that I could afford one of those. SevenMinutesToMidnight says: Excellent.cryospear says: Her artwork is great!akcorr says: Damn I wish they released a small book with all the sketch and artwork done for the books....That would be amazing!!eleanoreleanro says: Oh great! I can't wait to see them :)AbiDumbledore says: I hope we still get to see them! They are pricey, but im sure they are worth it!Moose_Starr says: It's so cool that she's doing this for a great cause :)
Like other people have said, I really love her artwork & hope that sometime in the future these sketches will be available as a book or calendar or something :)GF_of_Seamus says: I think Leaky needs to start raising money so we can buy some of those sketches!3 Weasly Twin says: I hope they have pictures! Her artwork is absolutly amazing.Garden State Geek says: I love her work. It really helps you visualize the characters. Mary11_hplvr4l says: Darn...if only I had $2,000...
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I want to see them tho! her art work is great!Mary11_hplvr4l says: Darn...if only I had $2,000...
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I want to see them tho! her art work is great!maimiaa says: if only i had the money. way awesome artwork.lilhpchick20 says: This is such a cool thing that she is doing.KimberlyZ says: wow! she's really good!ChantyBabez says: If only i had the money!! :D xfloridianhp says: aswomeskiving snackboxes says: awesome. I hope we get to see them some how. izziewitch says: would love to be able to have one. But who would reserve a drawing without knowing what it was going to look like? maybe there will be sketches we can see. A book of her illustrations would be fantastic. I loved her cover for DH.Tonks1 says: WoW! This is awsome. Hope picture come up on line.Lttlmrmd says: Awesome! I hope we get a chance to see all of the pictures. Livelaughlovepotter says: Aww. I wish I could buy one. But a 13 year old doesn't really carry $1000 in their purse lol :] No idea where Sarasota is lol.Alice Weasley says: I agree with everyone else- I really hope we'll be able to see them at some point too! I love her work and I'm dying to know which characters she's going to sketch!Hagrid 713 says: For a good causespicefan1978 says: Cool. I hope they release photos of them to the public!Bookworm_Weasley says: Wow this is awesome news! I hope we get to see them too, I love her work so much. I have a print of her depiction of the Flying Car scene from CoS and it's beautiful.caitlin.roth says: cool!selene21 says: I hope we get to see themSarabi says: I really hope we'll get to see some pictures!Catherine says: she's an amazing artist!
sunshine123 says: hopefully we will be able to see these online somewhere. it will be really cool to check them outLavendergirl says: I love her illustrations for the Harry Potter books! I can't wait to see those pictures.Heavenly_Horcrux says: Wow! I can't wait to see them!vicky granger says: That's amazing ! I'd love to see them ! JTEL99 says: I love her sketches in the Scholastic versions of the HP books. I hope they get posted online eventually. NayNay3782 says: Ooh thats interesting! i wanna buy them! haha like leakylally said, at times like this i wish i have money..... hahahNayNay3782 says: but oh my gosh they're expensive! OF COURSE.LoSushi says: dude thats so baller!! Agrippa1 says: I hope all of us impoverished fans will at least be able to see the sketches, even if we can't buy them.Lady of the Lake says: Oh how cool! I wish I could see them!eviden says: That's awesome! Any news if we can see them too in the future? callicott3 says: This is gonna be a great benefit! There are so many art collectors and Potter Fans, who can afford this, I hope they take advantage of it. Does anyone know if they can be purchasd, by mail?x_Potter_Lover_Forever_x says: Cool but that is really expensive are they one of a kind or something? xWeasleyRavenclaw says: Some reason (probably really wrong) that with her interview on MC she realized Harry still has more!NargleCatcher says: Awsome, I cant wait!!!!!! bella vita says: This is great. I always love her work and like someone else said before pastels are tough to work with. I really hope we at least get to see pics of these or something. I have the same flying car print from COS as Bookworm_Weasley does as well as the polyjuice one and they are both so beautiful to look at.avrenim says: i hope someone puts them online, i would love to see them!deri-girl says: I hope we'll get to see the pictures! Her artwork is soo nice!badger666 says: Awesome. I hope we can see them someday.sevpatronus_93 says: i don't know if you know this,
but i've been trying to look at your chapter and book art in the galleries,
and none of the links are working.
but i'm excited about this.maera-kyrie says: Yay! More art! :)lumosshimmy says: Soo exciting!! :)flbeachbeth says: I saw one of the originals. It was huge. Maybe 12x18. It was of Harry looking into the Mirror with his parents really misty in the background. I think it was the same as the 10th anniversary cover. It was an awesome picture. The silent auction bidding started at $5,000!! Way too pricey for me... but it was a beautiful thing to see. Also came with paperwork.. you can't sell it or reproduce it.. but it did sell...for a good cause...iamrodefer22 says: I agree with the calender idea, that would be great.pixi_jo says: Very cool, I hope we have a chance to see some of thesesnapealicious says: I wish I could go.Leander21 says: very good job